What's new in Log360?

 New feature:

• Log360 now has out-of-the-box reports that helps government institutions meet the Criminal Justice Data Communications Network (CJDN) network security policies.

 Fix:

• Issue when trying to enter the password during remote integration has been fixed.

 Enhancements:

• Product will now automatically increase the heap allocated (when not sufficient) for Elasticsearch.
• The version of Tomcat bundled with the product has been upgraded to 9.0.65.
• The version of 7zip bundled with the product has been upgraded to 21.6.

 New Feature:

• Log360 now has out-of-the-box compliance reports for the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) cybersecurity framework.

 New Feature:

Security and risk posture management

• Log360 is now equipped with the security and risk posture management feature for Active Directory. With this, the users can:
  • Get to know the overall risk posture of Active Directory infrastructure based on Microsoft's Security Guidelines. The solution also offers users insights on the vulnerability and recommendations on fixing them.
  • Continuously assess the Active Directory environment for security risks and get granular visibility into the weak and risky configurations of AD.
  • Customize the risk rules based on the internal security requirements.

 Feature

• Compliance Support is now available in Log360 for ELA Cloud Sources - AWS Cloud Source logs.

Note : EventLog Analyzer needs to be upgraded to build 12280 for this feature to be available.

 Issue Fix

• 'Wrapper in use' error that occurred while upgrading PPM has been fixed.

 New Features

Log360 now monitors the data folder(s) of Search Engine (Elasticsearch) and notifies you when the drive where the indexed data is stored, has only 5GB of disk space left.

Note:

• EventLog Analyzer needs to be upgraded to build 12274 for this feature to be available.

 Hot Fixes

• Config file corruption due to insufficient storage has been fixed.
• Issues with accessing Log360 UI post upgrade (in build versions 5269 and above) have been fixed.

 New feature

• A customizable dashboard where the user will be able to add tabs, customize tabs, add widgets, customize widgets with other customizations such as Full Screen and Dark theme.

 Enhancement:

• The GUI of the dashboard page in Log360 has been revamped.

 New feature

• Log360 now offers audit-ready compliance reports for:
  • GLBA
  • ISO 27001:2013
  • Cyber Essentials
  • ISLP
  • NRC
  • COCO
  • NERC
  • FERPA
  • PDPA

 Features

• In-app push notifications: Get notified about security releases and vulnerabilities within the app.

 Enhancement:

• Log360 now allows you to configure your mail server using SMTP (Basic or OAuth authentication) or using your mail service provider’s API.

 Important Update

• Third-party requirement for NTLMv2 SSO: To enable NTLMv2 SSO for ManageEngine Log360 and the integrated components in builds 5282 above, you will have to manually download the Jespa JAR file and add it to the product's lib folder. For more information, click here.
• Note for customers who are on build 5281 or lower: If you have already enabled NTLMv2 SSO, you can continue using the feature and no further actions are needed.

 Enhancements

• The Centralized Technician Management feature now supports limited editions of M365 Manager Plus and Exchange Reporter Plus.

 Fixes

• Issues while editing multiple delegations using Log360's Centralized Technician Management console have been fixed.

 Features

• You can now reorder the integrated components in the apps pane.
• Microsoft Authenticator and custom TOTP authenticator can be added.
• Log360 now provides out-of-the-box compliance reports for California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

 Enhancements

• The GUI of the integration page in Log360 has been revamped.

 Fixes

• Issues faced by admin technicians in downloading scheduled compliance reports have been fixed.
• An issue where emails had corrupted zip files for scheduled compliance reports in CSV format has been resolved.
• Issues in translating the overview PDF to Japanese and Chinese in scheduled compliance reports have been fixed.

 Fix

• When you add a new technician using Log360's Centralized Technician Management console and delegating that technician with access to EventLog Analyzer component, there was an issue in delegating device groups, when the count was more than ten. This issue has been fixed.

 Enhancements

• When EventLog Analyzer is integrated with Log360, the disconnected or stopped child product's Elasticsearch node will auto restart when Log360 is started.

 Enhancements

• The size of the installation file (.exe) has been reduced.

 Fixes

• Internal code refactoring has been done.
• With the centralized technician management feature (from Build 5250), there was an issue with managing the existing AD technician accounts before the upgrade. This issue has been fixed.

 Enhancements

• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) package has been upgraded to Zulu JRE 1.8.0_282.

 New feature

• The default installation location has been changed to Program Files/Program Files(x86), based on the architecture.

 Fix

• Device synchronization issues have been fixed.
• Installation and uninstallation issues have been fixed.
• Out of memory issues have been fixed.
• Domain synchronization issues have been fixed.

 Fix

• While integrating a product in Log360 using an alias name, SAN names revert to the common name or hostname. This is now fixed.

 Feature

• Browser notifications: Get push notifications in your web browser for product downtime, updates, new events (workshops, webinars, seminars), and more.

 Fixes

• Issues while accessing Eventlog Analyzer reports tab from Log360's apps pane using the reverse proxy URL are fixed.
• Reflected XSS is fixed.
• CSRF token generation will be session-based now.

 Issue fixes

• A rare upgrade failure issue has been fixed.
• Issues with auto update for builds starting from 5256 have been fixed.

 Enhancements

• The version of Spring Framework jar bundled with the product has been upgraded to 5.3.18.

 Enhancements

• Internal code refactoring for enhanced security.

 New feature

• Log360 now has out-of-the-box compliance reports for the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

 Fix

• Issue in Startup notification mail has now been fixed.

 New features

• Log360 now has out-of-the-box compliance reports for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).

 New features

• Centralized Technician Management: Technicians accounts can be managed centrally from the Log360 UI for all the components.

 Fix

• This release includes a fix for the Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44832).
• Removed log4j-1.2.15.jar in Log360\lib folder

 Issue fix

• This release includes a fix for the Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-45105).

 Issue fix

• This release includes a fix for the Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-45046).
• JAR-hell issue post 5243 service pack is fixed.

 Fix

• This release includes a fix for the Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228).

 Enhancement

• Internal code refactoring for enhanced security.

 Fix

• Clickjacking vulnerability which could allow an attacker to disclose information or redirect users, has been patched.

 Enhancement

• The version of PostGreSQL bundled with the product has been upgraded to 10.18.

 Enhancements

• Security Hardening tab to manage and configure all security settings of Log360 from one place.
• Mandatory default password change for built-in admin account.

 Fixes

• Internal Bug Bounty fixes
• Internal code refactoring

 Fix

• Apache Struts dependency has been removed from Log360 to fix the vulnerabilities caused by it.

 Fix

• This release includes a fix for a critical security vulnerability with ID CVE-2021-20136, to prevent remote code execution (RCE).

 Fix

• This release includes a fix for the remote code execution (RCE) issue when migrating the DB server, reported by moon.

 Fix

• Internal code refactoring has been done.

 Fix

• Internal code refactoring has been done.

 Security Issue fix

• An authentication bypass vulnerability affecting REST API URLs, which was rated critical, has now been fixed.

 Fix

• EventLog Analyzer was not loading properly when accessed from Log360's apps pane. This issue was observed in builds released post 12160 and 5220 of EventLog Analyzer and Log360 respectively. It has now been fixed.

 Fixes

The following security issues have been fixed.

• ZVE-2021-2132: Remote code execution issue using BCP file overwrite reported by Sahil Dhar.
• ZVE-2021-2020: Multiple stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities reported by Sahil Dhar.
• ZVE-2021-2407: OS Command injection vulnerability reported by Thai.

 Fixes

• The CSRF vulnerability has been fixed to prevent possible attacks.
• The following security issues have been fixed:
  • ZVE-2021-2034: The CSRF vulnerability in disabling logon security settings. (The issue was identified by reporter, Sahil Dhar).
  • ZVE-2021-2018: Remote code execution using the arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability. (The issue was identified by reporter, Sahil Dhar).
  • ZVE-2021-2033: The issue in validating LOGO_PATH key value in the stored XSS logon settings. (The issue was identified by reporter, Sahil Dhar).

 Security issue fixes

• This release includes the fix for ZVE-2021-1509 unrestricted file upload issue that led to remote execution of code, thereby allowing unauthorized access to the server, reported by Sahil Dhar.
• It also includes the fix for CSRF ZVE-2021-1508 vulnerability attack on proxy settings that has been restricted, reported by Sahil Dhar.

 Bug bounty fix

• Zip-Slip vulnerability that arises when uploading a zip in SSL certification tool has been fixed.

 New features

Centralized device allocation

• Windows devices can be centrally managed across the log management and active directory auditing components of Log360.

 Enhancements

• The log management component of Log360 can now be deployed in distributed environments and monitored centrally.

 New features

Reverse proxy support

• Log360 can now be configured as a reverse proxy server. Enhance security for your servers, as their identity is protected and all communication between them and their clients is routed through Log360.

 Enhancements

User interface enhancements

• The apps pane in the product has been enhanced to make it easier to access.
• The option button to jump to related products has been enhanced for better visual appeal.
• The components integrated with the product will now load automatically to reduce the UI loading time.
• The Log360 logo will now be displayed across all the components inside the product.

Automated updates

• This option allows you to automatically detect, download, and apply the product updates as soon as they are released.
• The version of jQuery bundled with the product has been upgraded to 3.5.1.

 Fixes

• Domain users were able to view data that should be accessible only to product admins using a specific URL. This issue has been fixed.

 Enhancements

• Get real-time alert notifications when malicious techniques defined in the MITRE ATT&CK framework are detected in your network.
• Analyze incidents comprehensively with detailed security analytics reports.
• Group different 'techniques and tactics' alerts into a single logical incident for organized investigation.
• Group different alert events as an incident and assign it to an analyst.
• Investigate incidents better by viewing all the related events and actors involved.
• Manage and bring down the incident resolution time using different metrics such as incident age, and more.

Click here to access Log360 Build 5220_Beta (Beta version).

 Enhancements

• The version of Tomcat bundled with the product has been upgraded to 8.5.57
• The version of PostgreSQL bundled with the product has been upgraded to 10.12
• The NTLM single sign-on authentication protocol has been upgraded to SMB2.

 Enhancements

InstallShield 18 has been adopted for installing the solution. The user can now choose from three modes of installation:

• Standard Installation- All Log360 components will be installed.
• Custom Installation- The user can choose the required components to be installed.
• Minimal Installation- Only the Log360 build will be installed.

 Fixes

InstallShield 18 has been adopted for installing the solution. The user can now choose from three modes of installation:

• The issue which caused the GUI to not load properly and displayed a Refused to connect page while accessing certain components of Log360 has been fixed.

 New features

File Integrity Monitoring console

• Log360 now has a dedicated console for file integrity monitoring. This integrated console enables you to configure file integrity monitoring centrally for file servers supported by ADAudit Plus and EventLog Analyzer.

 Fixes

• The failure of Elasticsearch server restart due to timeout has been fixed.

 Fixes

• The issues experienced while upgrading Log360 to later builds have now been fixed.
• Issue in Manage Compliance tab for service pack upgrades has been fixed.

 Fixes

• Index archival in Elasticsearch has been fixed.

 Fixes

• This release includes fix for the CVE-2020-24786 vulnerability, which allowed unauthenticated changes to integration system configuration, reported by Florian Hauser.

 New features

Integrated Cloud Security Plus reports

• You can now integrate Cloud Security Plus reports in Log360 and view all the reports under the Log360 reports tab.

Centralized SSL configuration

• You can configure SSL centrally from Log360 for the components.

 Enhancements

Workgroup Servers

• Workgroup servers will be synchronized in ELA and ADAP automatically.

 Fixes

• Issue in mail synchronization has been fixed.

 Fixes

• Issue in EventLog Analyzer's integration with Log360 due to the presence of multiple unpingable devices has been fixed.

 New features

FISMA, GPG, GDPR, CCPA, and SOX compliance reports

• Log360 now has out-of-the-box reports for complying with FISMA, GPG, GDPR, CCPA, and SOX.

 New features

Compliance management

• Log360 now has a dedicated tab for managing compliance requirements. It contains ready-made reports to prove compliance with IT mandates such as PCI DSS and HIPAA.

 New features

New login settings

• Captcha has been included in the login page for increased security.
• Block users: You can now set a threshold for login attempts. On reaching that threshold, the user will be blocked from trying to login for a specific period.
• Smart card authentication: The use of smart cards/PKI/certificates has been enabled as additional options for Log360 login. If you have such an authentication system configured in your organization, Log360 can be configured to authenticate users through it, bypassing other first factor methods.
• Two-factor authentication: Log360 now provides an extra layer of security for its users by supporting two-factor authentication during login. Supported authentication methods include:
  • Duo Security
  • RSA SecurID
  • RADIUS Authentication
  • Google Authenticator
  • Email verification
  • SMS verification
• SSL Certification tool to help you easily generate CSR and apply SSL certificates in Log360 to make the product safer for data transfer.
• Database migration: Now you can easily change Log360's bundled PostgreSQL database to Microsoft SQL Server or another instance of PostgreSQL from the web console.

 Enhancements

• Backup Log360's data on Microsoft SQL Servers, in addition to PostgreSQL databases.
• Navigate to all the individual components of Log360 from the single tray icon.
• View upcoming events such as webinars, workshops, and seminars from the Support tab.

 Fixes

• Issue in synchronizing devices has been fixed.

 New features

Search Engine Management

• Users can add multiple machines for the shared storage of data. This optimizes disk space and improves indexing performance.

 Fixes

• Issue in integrating EventLog Analyzer's Linux instance with Log360 has been fixed.

 New feature

New language options

• Log360 now supports Chinese and Japanese in addition to English.

 Enhancements

• The graphs in the EventLog Analyzer dashboard of Log360 have been enhanced for easy inference.

 New features

Active Directory Reporting Add-on

Get insights into critical Active Directory security incidents that could help seal the insider attacks. With this add-on, get over 45 predefined report templates that provide details on AD objects such as:

• Inactive, locked out, account expired, password expired users and more.
• Security groups, group members, groups without members, and more.
• Inactive, disabled, recently deleted computers and more.
• Disabled, unused, recently created GPOs, and more.
• All OUs, empty and recently created OUs.
• Shares in servers, permissions on folders, and more.
• Objects/servers/subnets accessible by accounts, server permissions, and more.

 Fixes

• Vulnerability issue in the logo file upload feature has been fixed.

 New features

User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

Detect user and entity behavior anomalies, account compromises, data exfiltrations, and insider threats with the User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) add-on, that is powered by machine learning. This add-on offers,

• Score-based risk assessment
• Threat corroboration

 Enhancements

• Log360's dashboard keeps getting better with the addition of all the latest reports and graphs from ADAudit Plus.

 Fixes

• Issue in applying self-signed certificates has been fixed.
• Issue in auto-backup of EventLog Analyzer has been fixed.

 Enhancements

• Technicians created in EventLog Analyzer and ADAudit Plus components of Log360 can now login to the M365 Manager Plus module.

 New features

ManageEngine DataSecurity Plus, a data visibility and security solution, capable of data discovery, file storage analysis, and Windows file server auditing has been integrated with Log360. You can now,

• Locate, analyze, and secure personally identifiable information (PII) in your files, folders, and shares from insider and external threats.
• Gain visibility into data usage trends, file access patterns, volume of personal data in files, and file permission changes.
• Meet multiple compliance regulations, and generate clear, concise audit records as legal evidence.

 New features

ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus, an auditing, alerting, and reporting solution for Microsoft Exchange Servers has now integrated with Log360. With this integration, track incoming and outgoing email messages, monitor mailbox sizes, and perform Exchange traffic analysis.

Exchange Server reporting

• Get complete information about all components of your Exchange environment, including mailboxes, distribution lists, public folders, and more.

Exchange Server auditing

• Track and report on non-owner mailbox accesses, mailbox logon activity, changes to mailbox permissions, server configurations, and more.

 Fixes

• Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability issue in the search and reports page (CVE-2018-7405) raised by Suresh Khutale has been fixed.
• Vulnerability issue of remote code execution when uploaded by an agent (DDI-VRT-2018-10) has been fixed.

 New features

ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus, an Microsoft 365 reporting, management, auditing, and alerting tool is now integrated with Log360. With this integration, get access to general and audit reports, and create alerts for critical events in Exchange Online and Azure Active Directory.

Microsoft 365 Reporting

• Access an exhaustive list of reports to get deep insights on Exchange Online and Azure Active Directory and comply with industry mandates like SOX, PCI DSS, FISMA, HIPAA, and GLBA.

Microsoft 365 Auditing

• Audit non-owner mailbox accesses, admin activities, password resets, license modifications, group membership changes, and more.

Microsoft 365 Alerting

• Create your own custom alerts for critical events in Exchange Online and Azure Active Directory to get notified via email in real-time.

 New features

• Three new predefined correlation rules that detect suspicious SQL backup, installation of services and software.
• Logs from syslog and other devices can be forwarded to any server including file servers and Windows servers.

 New features

GDPR compliance reports

• Offers predefined report templates to help you easily comply with the GDPR's requirements.

 New features

• Reports of both ADAuditPlus and EventLog Analyzer have been consolidated and can be viewed in the same window.

 Enhancements

• The mechanism of recording the log flow rate has been changed.
• An extra field "Display name" has been added to the pre-defined reports and search section.

 Fixes

• The issue with parsing of fields for NPS events occurring on Windows Server 2016 has been fixed.
• Addition of VMware reports for created and deleted VMs (Event IDs: 13002 and 13003).
• The issue with the Solaris user account management report and SUDO command execution report has been fixed.
• Issue with populating of web traffic reports for WatchGuard has been fixed.
• The issue with the policy changes report for Symantec devices has been fixed.
• The issue with exporting reports from the "My Reports" category in EventLog Analyzer has been fixed.

 New features

The Correlation Engine has been completely upgraded to bring you complex attack detection across all devices on your network, enhanced field-level correlation, improved incident reports with timeline view, and much more:

Multiple log format support

• Correlation is now carried out across multiple log formats, enabling you to correlate logs from Windows and Unix systems, network devices, and more.

Enhanced field-level correlation

• Correlation can be done based on multiple log field values to provide fine-grained attack detection.

Predefined rules

• The module is packaged with 25 predefined complex attack patterns.

Custom rule builder

• The custom correlation rule builder has been upgraded to include over 250 predefined network actions and advanced filters.
  • Check for unique, constant, or shared field values among the actions that make up a rule.
  • Use multiple comparison conditions for fields, namely 'equals', 'not equal to', 'starts with', or 'ends with'.
  • Create rules for individual log types using specific network actions, or rules common to all log types with generic network actions.

Incident management integration

• All correlation alerts can be viewed and managed with the in-built incident management console.

 Enhancements

• The correlation user interface has been upgraded with an all new look and feel, incorporating all the above new features.
• The time between each individual pair of actions can now be specified when creating a rule.